frank zappa

The name Frank Zappa enters the conversation when considering unique and original artists from the 20th century. In truth, he was a pioneer. Zappa blended different styles of music like rock, jazz, and even disco into his records and, at…

Australian native Ivan Beecroft harks back to the rock n’ roll that dominated his youth growing up in the '80s and '90s on Liars, Freaks & Fools . He isn’t shy about his influences either. There’s clear channelling of AC/DC, Nirvana and…

This year marks fifty years since the original Woodstock Festival. Billed as the embodiment of the "peace and love" zeitgeist of the sixties, Woodstock attracted an audience of over 400,000. Widely regarded as a defining moment in…

At heart a post-punk and psych rock crossover act, Marty Thompson shines on his new EP, My Kind of Woman. The seven-track release is unapologetically retro. Weird and wonderful, glittered with simplistic but well-placed lyrics and a host of…

All sound is amplified in Galway City Library. As if the quiet italicises every small noise: The growl of my stomach, someone’s soft footfalls, the rustle of pages and scratch of pens. Outside the world turns. Its freeways are jammed, its…

In the 1950s rock and roll was created through the mixing of already existing styles - soul, country and blues. More so blues, as Muddy Waters told on ‘The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock And Roll'. These styles were inherited from…

Despite my repeated attempts to get Shmigtember off the ground, Movember is once again upon us. Here’s a lowdown of some of the most iconic hirsute upper lips in music history. 10. Little Richard Ever since his first hit with…